Saturday, October 11, 2025

impressions: Europe

Barcelona

Primitive graffiti

Catalan is #1
No announcements at airport

Vienna
No customs entering
Quiet transit (trains, "buses")
Honor system transit
Bathrooms like Germany - top to bottom doors, toilet brush
Bathroom door / occupancy are an issue lol
No menstrual product dispensers
Un obvious sidewalks, so low
Blind accessible crosswalk
Expensive, $ even for some churches

Bratislava
Lots of youth out at night
Different architecture
Very walkable old town
More uphill than downhill, lol
Sanitary bags in restrooms, even hotel restroom
Self seating at restaurants
Restaurants open at noon
Portion weight, drink size in ml
Shared pizza
Salad
Bidet / towel warmer
Frequent transit at least on old town

Budapest
Mostly Honor system transit
More pressed penny machines
More panhandlers
More smokers
Many trash cans
Narrow transit seat
Paid restrooms - can use cc

Split
Rubber ducky shops


Commonly advertised drinks:
Aperol sprit, campari, hugo
Tequila sunrise, negroni, cibra Libre, gin tonic
Ling island iced tea, mojito,